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Due to old age and battery failure, NASA terminates the GRACE satellite mission. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The unexpectedly long life of a pair of pioneering satellites that deepened scientific understanding of society’s influence on water and land is over. NASA and its project partners decided to end the GRACE satellite mission this […]
The Global Rundown Sea levels could rise by 1.3 metres this century if coal-generated electricity is not eliminated by 2050, a new report finds. Recent drought trends in Europe follow climate change projections, with fewer droughts in the north but more in the south. The Australian government may have bought ‘ghost water’ in a $78 […]
No end to water crisis in South Africa’s second largest city. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue It’s called Day Zero, the day when the six main reservoirs that supply Cape Town will be drained of water. For Cape Town and the Western Cape province of South Africa, which enter the dry season after three […]
The Global Rundown The E.P.A.’s efforts to reduce arsenic levels in U.S. public water systems results in fewer lung, bladder, and skin cancers. The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria continues to rise due to waterborne illnesses. Global warming could bring major flooding to New York City every five years, according to a […]
The Global Rundown Despite extensive measures to improve water security, prolonged drought threatens Israel’s water supply. Droughts wipes out enough crops to feed over 80 million people every day for a year, according to a World Bank report. Following months of flooding, six villages in Bihar, India, experiment with improved methods of flood insurance. Chinese […]
The Global Rundown Nearly 9 million deaths were caused by pollution in 2015, a global study finds. Festival-goers in India pollute air and clog rivers while celebrating Diwali. A North Dakota senator calls on USDA workers to help respond to the state’s ongoing drought. Forecasted rain is expected to ease drought conditions in Hawaii but […]
The Global Rundown Raw sewage flows into rivers throughout England and Wales, polluting at least 40 percent of waterways. Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun just days after heavy rains and flooding killed 72 people. Wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain after an unusually hot, dry summer. A rehabbed irrigation scheme brings water to struggling farmers […]
The Global Rundown A training center in Alpena, Michigan becomes the third military base in the state to test positive for contaminated groundwater. High temperatures and drought help fuel the deadly wildfires blazing throughout California. The outbreak of the Zika virus in Ecuador was likely made worse by El Niño and the country’s 2016 earthquake, […]
Study finds more frequent service cuts and dirtier water in trailer parks. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Many of the more than one million Californians who live in mobile home parks drink water that is more polluted and more likely to be cut off than residents who get water from other municipal utilities, according […]
The Global Rundown Indonesia’s Supreme Court reinstates public water services in Jakarta, saying privatization failed to protect the poor. British sewage plants are spilling millions of tiny plastic beads into the seas surrounding the United Kingdom. Low rainfall and sweltering temperatures devastate the livelihood of herders in Algeria. Heavy rains unleash floods and landslides in […]
The Global Rundown Bangladesh plans to clear forest land in order to make room for the overwhelming number of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar. A nutrition crisis is unfolding in Mali due to limited food options and an increase in waterborne diseases. Human-animal conflict threatens women in Madhya Pradesh, India, who risk crocodile attacks […]
The Global Rundown Olympic organizers in Tokyo, Japan find high levels of bacteria at the proposed open-water swim venue. Four more ‘fatbergs’ are discovered in the sewers beneath London’s West End. Low monsoon rainfall threatens winter crops in regions throughout India. The Texas Water Development Board begins drafting the state’s first-ever flood plan in the […]
